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Terry Nichols (born April 1, 1955) was [[Timothy McVeigh]]'s accomplice in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. He is currently serving a life sentence, and has since apologized for his involvement in the bombing plot. Prior to his incarceration, he held a variety of short-term jobs, working as a farmer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_elevator grain elevator] manager, real estate salesman and ranch hand. He met his future co-conspirator, [[Timothy McVeigh]], during a brief stint in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army U.S. Army], which ended in 1989 when he requested a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_discharge#Reasons_for_discharge hardship discharge] after less than one year of service.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nytimes_second_5-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-nytimes_second-5 [5]]</sup> In 1994 and 1995, he conspired with McVeigh in the planning and preparation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing Oklahoma City bombing] – the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb truck bombing] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_P._Murrah_Federal_Building Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City Oklahoma City], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma Oklahoma], on April 19, 1995. The bombing claimed the lives of 168 people, including 19 children.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bio_6-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]]</sup> | Terry Nichols (born April 1, 1955) was [[Timothy McVeigh]]'s accomplice in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. He is currently serving a life sentence, and has since apologized for his involvement in the bombing plot. Prior to his incarceration, he held a variety of short-term jobs, working as a farmer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_elevator grain elevator] manager, real estate salesman and ranch hand. He met his future co-conspirator, [[Timothy McVeigh]], during a brief stint in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army U.S. Army], which ended in 1989 when he requested a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_discharge#Reasons_for_discharge hardship discharge] after less than one year of service.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-nytimes_second_5-1">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-nytimes_second-5 [5]]</sup> In 1994 and 1995, he conspired with McVeigh in the planning and preparation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing Oklahoma City bombing] – the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_bomb truck bombing] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_P._Murrah_Federal_Building Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City Oklahoma City], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma Oklahoma], on April 19, 1995. The bombing claimed the lives of 168 people, including 19 children.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bio_6-0">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Nichols#cite_note-bio-6 [6]]</sup> | ||
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